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Carlos Cuesta

Bogotá D.C.

Summary

Systems Engineer with demonstrated experience of twenty-two (22) years in analysis, design, implementation, support and development of information systems, especially Retail/POS. Leadership and coordination and support of work groups in the areas of Implementation, Support, Incident Management, configuration and start-up of Retail POS systems. ARS POS (point of sale) solutions and his Satellite areas, POS and SelfCheckOut NCR applications; For Colombia, Mexico, Central and South America on different architectures, Linux operating system (Suse, Fedora, RedHat, Centos and more). Cloud: AWS, RedHat, experience in virtual environments, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache tomcat, Wildfly, Databases; Oracle, SQL server, Postgres, Mongo. Languages: Shell scripts, awk, , js, java basic, c. Interfaces. Peripheral configuration for POS NCR, IBM, Wincor; jpos. I'm a professional with solid leadership and coordination skills, able of working as a team with commitment and dedication. My fast cycle and my taste for challenges have allowed me to be recognized by clients. I am prepared to face new challenges and contribute to the success of the team and move projects forward.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PS Solution Architect II

NCR Corporation
04.2022 - Current
  • Manager of the Implementation and support team for Colombia in Retail / point of sale (POS)
  • Retail solutions expert in area of architecture, implementation & support for Colombia, extending my experience to global regions; MX, CAM, Chile, Argentina
  • Leading high-performing teams and delivering successful projects
  • Knowledge of the latest trends and technologies of solution architecture, with ability to adapt to changing and complex environments

PS Solution Architect I

NCR Corporation
04.2017 - 04.2022
  • Manager of the Implementation and support team for Colombia in Retail / point of sale (POS)
  • Retail solutions expert in area of architecture implementation & support for Colombia, extending my experience to global regions; MX, CAM, Chile, Argentina
  • Leading high-performing teams and delivering successful projects

PS Technical Consultant III

NCR Corporation
11.2015 - 04.2017
  • Expert in retail; Point of sale (POS), implementation work and support for Colombia projects

Consultant Engineer 2

UNISYS
01.2015 - 10.2015
  • HPC Retail Expert Front Office Project Cencosud Colombia

Consultant Engineer 3

UNISYS
03.2012 - 01.2015
  • HPC Retail Expert Front Office Project Carrefour -Cencosud Colombia

Consultant Engineer 4

UNISYS
01.2009 - 03.2012
  • Carrefour Colombia Front Office Project Leader
  • Retail Expert

Technical Associate

UNISYS
03.2005 - 12.2009
  • Retail Support Carrefour Project

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

ALFA INGENIEROS
01.2002 - 02.2005
  • I worked with “Alfa Ingenieros” on behalf of Unisys Colombia, providing support engineering for the Point of Sale software project at Carrefour Colombia.nd basic LAN networks

Technical Associate

Servicios Unisys Ltda.
04.2001 - 01.2002
  • I worked for the company “Servicios Unisys LTDA”, asubsidiary of Unisys Colombia, performing tasks related to support and incident management for the Point-of-Sale (POS) software in a project at Carrefour Colombia.

Training Room Manager

Ventas Servicios Y Mercadeo
04.2000 - 04.2001
  • I Worked in Unisys of Colombia, Installation of equipment and laboratories for courses and training with operating systems such as Linux, various versions, Windows 2000, and basic LAN networks

Professor

SAN MARTIN UNIVERSITY
02.2013 - 06.2014
  • Experience as a teacher in the areas of Database Fundamentals, Databases, programming and programming laboratory
  • Innovated teaching materials and assessments aligned with best practices, driving measurable student growth

Junior Support Engineer

IBM De Colombia
05.1999 - 01.2000
  • Support for Servers, PCS, and laptops in terms of hardware and software

Education

First Quarter in E-commerce Specialization -

ANDES UNIVERSITY
Bogotá, D.C.
01.2012

COMPUTER AND SYSTEMS ENGINEER -

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF BOGOTA
Bogotá, D.C.
01.2001

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Customer Dedication
  • Commitment

  • Teamwork
  • Fast learning cycle

Contacts

CRA 57 B N 134 A 38, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, 111111, carlos.cuestaco@gmail.com, 3102649995

Certification

TP-Linux 2.4, 04/01/08, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Red Hat RH 133, 01/01/07, Netix, Wave Link - Avalanche Manager, 12/01/05, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Quality of Care, 02/01/02, Bogota Colombia, Server Architecture, 05/01/99, IBM, Computer Architecture, 07/01/99, IBM, Aptivas Equipment Course, 04/01/99, IBM, ITIL Foundation V3 - Certificate in IT Service Management, 01/01/13, ITERA COLOMBIA S.A., ITIL V3 Foundation Service Management Certification, 01/01/13, JBoss Administration Certified, 01/01/07, Wave Link Certification for Portable Terminals, 01/01/06

Accomplishments

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • 2021 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES YEAR-END EXCELLENCE AWARD
  • 2018 CONSULTING EXCELLENCE YEAR-END EXCELLENCE AWARD
  • 2017 QUARTERLY APEX AWARD
  • 2014 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
  • 2007 SILVER RECOGNITION AWARD
  • 2005 RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENT CUSTOMER RELATIONS
  • 2003 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
  • 2024 Cheers for collaboration


Languages

Spanish
Native language
Ingles
Beginner
A1

Personal Information

Title: PSS Solution Architect II

Timeline

PS Solution Architect II

NCR Corporation
04.2022 - Current

PS Solution Architect I

NCR Corporation
04.2017 - 04.2022

PS Technical Consultant III

NCR Corporation
11.2015 - 04.2017

Consultant Engineer 2

UNISYS
01.2015 - 10.2015

Professor

SAN MARTIN UNIVERSITY
02.2013 - 06.2014

Consultant Engineer 3

UNISYS
03.2012 - 01.2015

Consultant Engineer 4

UNISYS
01.2009 - 03.2012

Technical Associate

UNISYS
03.2005 - 12.2009

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

ALFA INGENIEROS
01.2002 - 02.2005

Technical Associate

Servicios Unisys Ltda.
04.2001 - 01.2002

Training Room Manager

Ventas Servicios Y Mercadeo
04.2000 - 04.2001

Junior Support Engineer

IBM De Colombia
05.1999 - 01.2000
TP-Linux 2.4, 04/01/08, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Red Hat RH 133, 01/01/07, Netix, Wave Link - Avalanche Manager, 12/01/05, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Quality of Care, 02/01/02, Bogota Colombia, Server Architecture, 05/01/99, IBM, Computer Architecture, 07/01/99, IBM, Aptivas Equipment Course, 04/01/99, IBM, ITIL Foundation V3 - Certificate in IT Service Management, 01/01/13, ITERA COLOMBIA S.A., ITIL V3 Foundation Service Management Certification, 01/01/13, JBoss Administration Certified, 01/01/07, Wave Link Certification for Portable Terminals, 01/01/06

First Quarter in E-commerce Specialization -

ANDES UNIVERSITY

COMPUTER AND SYSTEMS ENGINEER -

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF BOGOTA
Carlos Cuesta